Crucifix: St. Michael’s Monastery, Union City, New Jersey

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Paul of the Cross

St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother

Artist: Mother Mary of the Compassion, Dominican Chapel, Union City, NJ

Four saints face the great crucifix that was once above the altar in the monastery chapel of St. Michael’s Passionist Monastery, Union City, New Jersey. St. Paul of the Cross, St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bernard of Clairvaux.  Mother Mary of the Compassion, a renowned artist from the Dominican Convent in Union City, painted the saints. 

Thomas and Bernard represent the guides the Passionists follow in their search into the mystery of Christ. Bernard represents their search through devotional prayer and preaching. Aquinas represents those who guide them into the mystery of the Cross through theological study and the search for truth.

St. Michael’s Monastery in Union City was formerly the headquarters of the Passionists in the United States and a place for formation of their young religious.  The Passionists left Union City on June 1, 2012.

For more on St. Michael’s, Union City: https://vhoagland.com/2012/05/18/st-michaels-union-city/